Hymenocallis latifolia

Hymenocallis latifolia (mangrove spider-lily or perfumed spider-lily) is a bulb-forming perennial that grows on beaches, sand dunes, mangrove swamps and other wetlands along the coasts of Florida, Mexico, and the West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, etc.).[2][3][4][5] It has showy white flowers and large green seeds up to 2.5 cm in diam. Common names include "mangrove spider-lily," "perfumed spider-lily," [6]

Hymenocallis latifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hymenocallis
Species:
H. latifolia
Binomial name
Hymenocallis latifolia
(Mill.) Roem.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pancratium latifolium Mill.
  • Chrysiphiala latifolia (Mill.) Ker Gawl.
  • Hymenocallis caymanensis Herb.
  • Pancratium caymanense (Herb.) Alain
  • Hymenocallis collieri Small
  • Pancratium expansum Sims
  • Hymenocallis expansa (Sims) Herb.
  • Hymenocallis keyensis Small
  • Hymenocallis kimballiae Small

References
  1. Tropicos Hymenocallis latifolia
  2. Roemer, Max Joseph., Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Synopses Monographicae 4: 168. 1847. in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Hymenocallis latifolia (Mill.) M. Roem.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  6. Flora of North America, v 26, p 292.
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